for centuries, potters in staffordshire have been making ceramics for royal events and with just a month to go until the king s coronation, they are getting ready to mark the event in style. they certainly are. from tankards and trinket boxes, to commemorative mugs and even gifts fit for a king, the region has been producing some of the most magnificent souvenirs. it appears roger has quite a few of them! our reporter liz copper has more. the company was started by my father, we have been in business for 75 years nearly. we mainly produce china because china plates, commemorative ware for celebrations. it s a special occasion and it s an honour and a privilege to do something for the coronation and for the king. and it is a souvenir, something to keep forever, really. i m john french, i ve been a ceramic craftsman for nearly 40 years. - i decided to make for the coronation a piece that incorporates all the skills i ve usedl over the last 40 years. the picture here that i
she won t stop asking questions. well, it makes me very sad, and 80 years is a long time, and by the time 100 years comes, i won t be here, so i ve got a limited time to find these men. dame mary richardson finishing that report from hugh pym. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. hello. most of us had a decent day of weather. there was plenty of sunshine around, light winds and sunny skies. this fine weather was down to an area of high pressure, here it is. we reckon this is the first one we ve had for over three weeks, and it is already set to push off. looking at tomorrow, we are already back to the unsettled theme with more rain on the way. there are already places in the uk that have seen well over double the average rainfall this month and there is loads more to come over the next few days, so a change back to unsettled weather conditions i m afraid. overnight tonight, although we start with clear skies and dry weather, as we go through the night this rai
a massive asteroid is expected to pass between the earth and the moon this evening. experts say it will pass by safely and can be seen through binoculars and telescopes you re watching bbc news. now it s time for sportsday. hello, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday. the red roses run riot. the champions sink the scots in the six nations. there s a strong start for wales too, they are too good for the irish in cardiff. qualifying campaign with a win. also coming up on sportsday: the wait goes on for a british medal at the world figure sakting championships, as gibson and fear just miss out injapan from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. hello. we ll start with rugby union because the women s six nations championship is under way. details of a big win for wales in a moment but the grand slam champions england are playing scotland right now and racking up a huge score at kingston park in newcastle england have hit the ground running. it took them just
as he lies in state at the vatican a hearse carrying pele s coffin makes the journey from sao paulo to santos where the brazilian football legend will lie in state ahead of his funeral on tuesday. and a warning from the international monetary fund, it says a third of the world will be in recession this year. for most of the world economy this is going to be a tough year. tougher than hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says russia attacked kyiv with waves of explosive drones overnight, targeting critical infrastructure. the military said air defence forces shot down all 39 iranian made drones. but the mayor of kyiv, vitaly klitschko, said energy facilities were damaged, disrupting power and heating supplies. let s speak to our correspondent, hugo bachega, who s in kyiv. what is the latest on those overnight attacks? the what is the latest on those overnight attacks? what is the latest on those overniaht attacks? . ., ,., overnight attacks? the mayor said one person over
southern part of marriott paul. is a. mauripol. inspirational and unfalteringly brave the duke and duchess of cambridge lead tributes to cancer campaigner, blogger and broadcaster dame deborahjames who died yesterday. the prince of wales says he ll never again handle large cash donations to be passed to his charities. charles faced criticism after being presented with cash from a former qatari prime minister judges at the court of appeal have ruled that the high court should reconsider the case of 12 year old archie battersbee and decide whether it is in his best interests for life support treatment to continue or end. heading straight to the nato summit injoining my colleague heading straight to the nato summit in joining my colleague who is following all of the developments there in nato. matthew, absolutely. this is being described as a transformative summit. the strategic concept was meant to be a complete change, nato has certainly delivered. from the very begi